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SUMMARY:Mountain Dance and Folk Festival®
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to be part of the 98th Mountain Dance and Folk Festival®? On July 31\, August 1\, and 2\, 2025\, a different show will be presented live on stage each evening allowing you to appreciate the talent and dedication of the hundreds of musicians\, dancers\, and storytellers who are preserving the traditions of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. These traditions involve not only the hand-clapping\, toe-tapping rhythms of Bluegrass\, the style and stories of century-old ballads\, the high energy of clogging\, the elegance of Big Circle Mountain Smooth Dance\, the fun and entertainment of storytelling\, but also include an awareness of the hardships and trials that have brought us to this place and time. \nThe Mountain Dance and Folk Festival was founded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford as a means for people to share and understand the beauty and dignity of the Southern Appalachian music and dance traditions that have been handed down through generations in western North Carolina. He saw the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival grow to be the oldest gathering of its kind in the nation and it continues in this way\, a platform for the talented of the high country lying between the Great Smoky and the Blue Ridge Mountains. \nSince 1928\, the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival has served a crucial role in raising awareness and understanding of the vitality and importance of Southern Appalachian culture throughout the region\, nation and world. Bascom Lunsford’s mission was to present the finest of the Appalachian ballad singers\, string bands and square dance teams for education and entertainment. The songs and dances shared at this event echo centuries of Scottish\, English\, Irish\, Cherokee and African heritage found in the valleys and coves between the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lunsford’s was the first dubbed a folk festival\, and he later consulted with many communities across the country interested in organizing similar festivals. \nThis 98th Mountain Dance and Folk Festival® has been made possible through the generosity of our music community volunteering their time and talent to preserve and promote the Southern Appalachian music\, dance and storytelling heritage. \n2025 Program and Performers (in no particular order for each date):\nThursday\, July 31\, 2025\, 7:00 PM\n\nAppalachian Consort\nBuncombe Turnpike\nLenny Hollifield\nRichard Hurley\nNobody’s Darling String Band\nBen and Emeline Scales\nSons of Ralph\nWhitewater Bluegrass Company\nDance Teams\nBalsam Mountain Cloggers\nCole Mountain Cloggers\nHomecoming Dance Team\nGreen Valley Cloggers\nFriday\, August 1\, 2025\, 7:00 PM\nSheila Kay Adams/Donna Ray Norton\nLaura Boosinger\nBailee Brandon/Jerry Sutton\nJosh Goforth\nHightop Mountain Harmony\nBrandon Johnson\nMaggie Lauterer/Zack Allen\nTim McWilliams\nThe Peg Twisters\nBecky Stone\nStoney Creek Boys\nDance Teams\nHickory Flat Cloggers\nHickory Flat Smooth Dancers\nMountain Tradition Cloggers\nSaturday\, August 2\, 2025\, 7:00 PM \nConnie Regan-Blake\nMichael Reno Harrell\nRoger Howell\nMarlee Merritt\nNewfound Gap\nDon Pedi\nCarol Rifkin\nSourwood Ridge\nSouthern Highlanders\nStoney Creek Boys\nThe Waymasters\nWhite Rock Revival\nDance Teams\nBailey Mountain Cloggers\nBailey Mountain Smooth Dancers\nLittle River Cloggers\nLittle River Smooth Dancers\nSouthern Appalachian Cloggers\n\n5th Youth Talent Celebration/Ages 18 and under\nApplication @ folkheritage.org\nSaturday\, August 2\, 2025 2:00 PM -4:00 PM\nDirectors:            Bailee Brandon/Josh Goforth\nEmcee:                 Josh Goforth\nStage Manager:  Bailee Brandon\nAccompanist:      Marlee Merritt\nPerformers:         TBD\nDance Team:       Little River Junior Cloggers\n                               Little River Smooth Dancers\n\nTickets are available through Eventbrite at folkheritage.org and these are the ticket costs:   \n\nAdvanced Purchase through August 2\, 2025: \nAdults $20.00\, Students & Children (12 years & Under) $5.00\, 3-night package $55.00\, Group (10 or more) $15.00/person. \nAt the Door: \nAdults $25.00\, Students $10.00\, Children (6-12 years) $5.00\, 3-night package $60.00\, Group (10 or more) $20.00/person
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/mountain-dance-and-folk-festival/2025-08-02/
LOCATION:Asheville High School Auditorium\, 419 McDowell Street\, Asheville\, 28803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Clogging,Featured,Gospel,Old-Time,Square Dancing
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SUMMARY:Mountain Dance and Folk Festival®
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to be part of the 98th Mountain Dance and Folk Festival®? On July 31\, August 1\, and 2\, 2025\, a different show will be presented live on stage each evening allowing you to appreciate the talent and dedication of the hundreds of musicians\, dancers\, and storytellers who are preserving the traditions of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. These traditions involve not only the hand-clapping\, toe-tapping rhythms of Bluegrass\, the style and stories of century-old ballads\, the high energy of clogging\, the elegance of Big Circle Mountain Smooth Dance\, the fun and entertainment of storytelling\, but also include an awareness of the hardships and trials that have brought us to this place and time. \nThe Mountain Dance and Folk Festival was founded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford as a means for people to share and understand the beauty and dignity of the Southern Appalachian music and dance traditions that have been handed down through generations in western North Carolina. He saw the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival grow to be the oldest gathering of its kind in the nation and it continues in this way\, a platform for the talented of the high country lying between the Great Smoky and the Blue Ridge Mountains. \nSince 1928\, the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival has served a crucial role in raising awareness and understanding of the vitality and importance of Southern Appalachian culture throughout the region\, nation and world. Bascom Lunsford’s mission was to present the finest of the Appalachian ballad singers\, string bands and square dance teams for education and entertainment. The songs and dances shared at this event echo centuries of Scottish\, English\, Irish\, Cherokee and African heritage found in the valleys and coves between the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lunsford’s was the first dubbed a folk festival\, and he later consulted with many communities across the country interested in organizing similar festivals. \nThis 98th Mountain Dance and Folk Festival® has been made possible through the generosity of our music community volunteering their time and talent to preserve and promote the Southern Appalachian music\, dance and storytelling heritage. \n2025 Program and Performers (in no particular order for each date):\nThursday\, July 31\, 2025\, 7:00 PM\n\nAppalachian Consort\nBuncombe Turnpike\nLenny Hollifield\nRichard Hurley\nNobody’s Darling String Band\nBen and Emeline Scales\nSons of Ralph\nWhitewater Bluegrass Company\nDance Teams\nBalsam Mountain Cloggers\nCole Mountain Cloggers\nHomecoming Dance Team\nGreen Valley Cloggers\nFriday\, August 1\, 2025\, 7:00 PM\nSheila Kay Adams/Donna Ray Norton\nLaura Boosinger\nBailee Brandon/Jerry Sutton\nJosh Goforth\nHightop Mountain Harmony\nBrandon Johnson\nMaggie Lauterer/Zack Allen\nTim McWilliams\nThe Peg Twisters\nBecky Stone\nStoney Creek Boys\nDance Teams\nHickory Flat Cloggers\nHickory Flat Smooth Dancers\nMountain Tradition Cloggers\nSaturday\, August 2\, 2025\, 7:00 PM \nConnie Regan-Blake\nMichael Reno Harrell\nRoger Howell\nMarlee Merritt\nNewfound Gap\nDon Pedi\nCarol Rifkin\nSourwood Ridge\nSouthern Highlanders\nStoney Creek Boys\nThe Waymasters\nWhite Rock Revival\nDance Teams\nBailey Mountain Cloggers\nBailey Mountain Smooth Dancers\nLittle River Cloggers\nLittle River Smooth Dancers\nSouthern Appalachian Cloggers\n\n5th Youth Talent Celebration/Ages 18 and under\nApplication @ folkheritage.org\nSaturday\, August 2\, 2025 2:00 PM -4:00 PM\nDirectors:            Bailee Brandon/Josh Goforth\nEmcee:                 Josh Goforth\nStage Manager:  Bailee Brandon\nAccompanist:      Marlee Merritt\nPerformers:         TBD\nDance Team:       Little River Junior Cloggers\n                               Little River Smooth Dancers\n\nTickets are available through Eventbrite at folkheritage.org and these are the ticket costs:   \n\nAdvanced Purchase through August 2\, 2025: \nAdults $20.00\, Students & Children (12 years & Under) $5.00\, 3-night package $55.00\, Group (10 or more) $15.00/person. \nAt the Door: \nAdults $25.00\, Students $10.00\, Children (6-12 years) $5.00\, 3-night package $60.00\, Group (10 or more) $20.00/person
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/mountain-dance-and-folk-festival/2025-08-01/
LOCATION:Asheville High School Auditorium\, 419 McDowell Street\, Asheville\, 28803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Clogging,Featured,Gospel,Old-Time,Square Dancing
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SUMMARY:Mountain Dance and Folk Festival®
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to be part of the 98th Mountain Dance and Folk Festival®? On July 31\, August 1\, and 2\, 2025\, a different show will be presented live on stage each evening allowing you to appreciate the talent and dedication of the hundreds of musicians\, dancers\, and storytellers who are preserving the traditions of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. These traditions involve not only the hand-clapping\, toe-tapping rhythms of Bluegrass\, the style and stories of century-old ballads\, the high energy of clogging\, the elegance of Big Circle Mountain Smooth Dance\, the fun and entertainment of storytelling\, but also include an awareness of the hardships and trials that have brought us to this place and time. \nThe Mountain Dance and Folk Festival was founded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford as a means for people to share and understand the beauty and dignity of the Southern Appalachian music and dance traditions that have been handed down through generations in western North Carolina. He saw the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival grow to be the oldest gathering of its kind in the nation and it continues in this way\, a platform for the talented of the high country lying between the Great Smoky and the Blue Ridge Mountains. \nSince 1928\, the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival has served a crucial role in raising awareness and understanding of the vitality and importance of Southern Appalachian culture throughout the region\, nation and world. Bascom Lunsford’s mission was to present the finest of the Appalachian ballad singers\, string bands and square dance teams for education and entertainment. The songs and dances shared at this event echo centuries of Scottish\, English\, Irish\, Cherokee and African heritage found in the valleys and coves between the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lunsford’s was the first dubbed a folk festival\, and he later consulted with many communities across the country interested in organizing similar festivals. \nThis 98th Mountain Dance and Folk Festival® has been made possible through the generosity of our music community volunteering their time and talent to preserve and promote the Southern Appalachian music\, dance and storytelling heritage. \n2025 Program and Performers (in no particular order for each date):\nThursday\, July 31\, 2025\, 7:00 PM\n\nAppalachian Consort\nBuncombe Turnpike\nLenny Hollifield\nRichard Hurley\nNobody’s Darling String Band\nBen and Emeline Scales\nSons of Ralph\nWhitewater Bluegrass Company\nDance Teams\nBalsam Mountain Cloggers\nCole Mountain Cloggers\nHomecoming Dance Team\nGreen Valley Cloggers\nFriday\, August 1\, 2025\, 7:00 PM\nSheila Kay Adams/Donna Ray Norton\nLaura Boosinger\nBailee Brandon/Jerry Sutton\nJosh Goforth\nHightop Mountain Harmony\nBrandon Johnson\nMaggie Lauterer/Zack Allen\nTim McWilliams\nThe Peg Twisters\nBecky Stone\nStoney Creek Boys\nDance Teams\nHickory Flat Cloggers\nHickory Flat Smooth Dancers\nMountain Tradition Cloggers\nSaturday\, August 2\, 2025\, 7:00 PM \nConnie Regan-Blake\nMichael Reno Harrell\nRoger Howell\nMarlee Merritt\nNewfound Gap\nDon Pedi\nCarol Rifkin\nSourwood Ridge\nSouthern Highlanders\nStoney Creek Boys\nThe Waymasters\nWhite Rock Revival\nDance Teams\nBailey Mountain Cloggers\nBailey Mountain Smooth Dancers\nLittle River Cloggers\nLittle River Smooth Dancers\nSouthern Appalachian Cloggers\n\n5th Youth Talent Celebration/Ages 18 and under\nApplication @ folkheritage.org\nSaturday\, August 2\, 2025 2:00 PM -4:00 PM\nDirectors:            Bailee Brandon/Josh Goforth\nEmcee:                 Josh Goforth\nStage Manager:  Bailee Brandon\nAccompanist:      Marlee Merritt\nPerformers:         TBD\nDance Team:       Little River Junior Cloggers\n                               Little River Smooth Dancers\n\nTickets are available through Eventbrite at folkheritage.org and these are the ticket costs:   \n\nAdvanced Purchase through August 2\, 2025: \nAdults $20.00\, Students & Children (12 years & Under) $5.00\, 3-night package $55.00\, Group (10 or more) $15.00/person. \nAt the Door: \nAdults $25.00\, Students $10.00\, Children (6-12 years) $5.00\, 3-night package $60.00\, Group (10 or more) $20.00/person
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/mountain-dance-and-folk-festival/2025-07-31/
LOCATION:Asheville High School Auditorium\, 419 McDowell Street\, Asheville\, 28803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Clogging,Featured,Gospel,Old-Time,Square Dancing
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